Source: THG – Keywords: x38, comparison, part2
Categories: Hardware
Test Configuration
We retained the same P35 comparison motherboard from our previous DDR2 motherboard comparison, but updated our DDR3 memory to a pair of Corsair’s DDR3-1800 Dominator modules.
| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Socket 775 Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
(Conroe 65 nm, 2.67 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache) |
| RAM | Corsair Dominator TWIN3X2048-1800C7DF G DDR3-1800
2x 1024 MB at DDR3-1333, CL 5.0-5-5-15 |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital WD1500ADFD-00NLR1, Firmware: 20.07P20
150 GB, 10,000 RPM, 16 MB cache, SATA/150 |
| Graphics Card | Foxconn GeForce 8800GTX, P/N: FV-N88XMAD2-OD
NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX - 768 MB |
| Power Supply | OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI - 700W |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| OS | Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600, Service Pack 2 |
| DirectX Version | 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
| Platform Drivers | Intel INF 8.3.1.1009 |
| Graphics Driver | NVIDIA Forceware 163.71 |
A note about memory settings: every attempt was made to run each system at 1333 CAS 5-5-5-20, but the 1333 MHz data rate wasn’t stable on the X38 Diamond, and CAS 5 was likewise unstable on the GA-X38T-DQ6. In the overclocked configuration we tried to run the memory clock at 1.60 times the CPU FSB clock (8:5 DRAM:CPU ratio) and CAS 7-7-7-20, but this had to be "backed down" to 1.20x on the X38 Diamond and Foxconn X38A. Details for these settings can be found in each motherboard’s overclocking description.
Our excellent CPU overclocking results are mostly due to great cooling. We’ve been getting a bunch of test time out of Swiftech’s triple 120 mm radiator, Apogee GTX CPU water block, and MCP-655b high-flow pump.
Benchmark Settings
| Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| 3D Games | |
| Call of Duty 2 | Version: 1.03
Video Mode: 1024x768 Anti-aliasing: off Shadows: no Timedemo demo2 |
| F.E.A.R | Version: 1.0 Retail
Video Mode: 1024x768 Computer: Medium Graphics: Medium Test Path: Options/Performance/Test Settings |
| Quake 4 | Version: 1.2 (Dual-Core Patch)
Video Mode: 1024x768 Video Quality: default THG Timedemo waste.map Timedemo demo8.demo 1 (1 = load textures) |
| Audio | |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.97 Beta 2 (12-22-2005)
Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min wave to mp3 160 kbps |
| OGG | Version 1.1.2 (Intel P4 MOD)
Version 1.1.2 (Intel AMD MOD) Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min wave to ogg Quality: 5 |
| Video | |
| TMPEG 3.0 Express | Version: 3.0.4.24 (no Audio)
fist 5 Minutes DVD Terminator 2 SE (704x576) 16:9 Multithreading by rendering |
| DivX 6.6 | Version: 6.6
Profile: High Definition Profile 1-pass, 3000 kbit/s Encoding mode: Insane Quality Enhanced multithreading no Audio |
| XviD 1.1.3 | Version: 1.1.3
Target quantizer: 1.00 |
| Applications | |
| Autodesk 3D Studio Max | Version: 8.0
Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig" Rendering HTDV 1920x1080 |
| Synthetics | |
| PCMark05 Pro | Version: 1.1.0
System, CPU and Memory Tests Windows Media Player 10.00.00.3646 Windows Media Encoder 9.00.00.2980 |
| SiSoftware Sandra 2005 | Version 2005.7.10.60
CPU Test = Arithmetic, Multimedia Benchmarks Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |
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